Obituaries for October 2008

Obituary

Glenda Carol Christensen, 64, died Sept. 15, 2008, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig of diabetic complications. Glenda was born Dec. 29, 1943, in La Junta to Glen and Dorothy Anderson. She lived in Colorado, Mississippi and Oklahoma. She moved ...

Elton L. "Abe" Manos, 83, formerly of Craig, died at home Sept. 29, 2008. Abe was born Sept. 23, 1925, to William and Ulale Manos. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers since 1971. He retired ...

Sandra Kay (Trupp) Doehling, 66, of Arvada and formerly of Craig, died Sept. 25, 2008, in Westminster. Sandra was the former owner and operator of Craig Motel. She is survived by her husband, Charles; sons, Mark and wife Janine, Scott ...

Beverly Mae Mitchell, of Craig, died Sept. 30, 2008, at Sandrock Ridge Care and Rehab in Craig with all of her loved ones by her side. Beverly was born Nov. 6, 1933, in Seattle, to Elmer and Josephine Shrewsbury. She ...

Diane Smith Drost, loving mother and grandmother, devoted sister and loyal friend, died Sept. 18, 2008, following a brief, but difficult, battle with cancer. Diane was born Sept. 20, 1934, in Hayden, the second of six children born to ranchers ...

Glenda Louise Miller passed away unexpectedly Sept. 26, 2008, in Mississippi. She was 56. Glenda has been transferred to Mississippi from Omaha, Neb., by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She had worked for the Corps for 15 years, and ...

Christopher Craig Jr., infant son of Chris and Shannon Craig, was born Oct. 3, 2008, in Shreveport, La., and died at birth. He is survived by his parents, Chris and Shannon Craig, of Fort Polk, La.; brother, Zachary Craig, of ...

Margaret Dyar Ellsworth, of Cedaredge, and formerly of Craig, died Oct. 1, 2008, at her home. She was 79. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Margaret Dyar was born Sept. 14, 1929, in Denver to Owen ...

Margaret Dyar Ellsworth, 79, of Cedaredge, died Oct. 1, 2008, at home. Margaret was born Sept. 14, 1929, in Denver to Owen and Mina Belle (Zirkle) Dyar. She spent her childhood in Craig, graduating from Craig High School in 1948. ...

Surface Creek resident Constance "Connie" Lousie Barnes died Oct. 11, 2008, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She was 75. Constance Louise Weyand was born to Dallas and Eva Weyand in Craig. She spent her childhood in various locations, as her ...

Lorraine Green, a former longtime Craig resident, died Oct. 14, 2008, at Bear Creek Nursing Home in Morrison. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael Catholic Church. Memorial donations may be made to Northwest ...

Craig

Ronald Neal (Freeman) Hammond, 41, of Craig, died Oct. 10, 2008, in Craig. Ron lived all his life in Colorado. He was born Jan. 30, 1967, in Delta to Edwin Freeman and Glenna Fae (Hammond) Ridenauer. Shortly after his birth, ...

Jerrel D. Berry, of Yampa, passed away at his home on Oct. 13, 2008. He was 77. He was born in Lincoln, Ark., on Jan. 22, 1931. His family lived in Stone County, Ark., until 1943, when they moved to ...

Kirk "Corky" Lu Voeltzel died Sept. 14, 2008, at the Cassia Regional Medical Center in Burley. Corky was born March 31, 1941, in Craig, to Inez Irene (Hart) Voeltzel and George W. Voeltzel. He spent most of his life working ...

Grand Junction

Zelma Farrington died Oct. 18, 2008, after a nearly nine-year battle with cancer. Zelma was born Jan. 17, 1925, to Wilsey and Ollie Lloyd in Lesterville, Mo. She was 4 when her family made the journey to southern Colorado, where ...

On Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, angels escorted Sarah Marie McAnally to heaven. She is survived by her parents, Lissa and Jamie McAnally, and was surrounded by loving family and friends. The family is thankful for the brief, but overwhelmingly special ...

Christopher Wilson, of Craig, died Sunday in Craig. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Craig Christian Church. Interment will follow at Craig Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to a memorial fund for a new skate ...

Buffalo, Wyo.

Mary Josephine Ingersoll, 92, of Buffalo, Wyo., died Oct. 22, 2008, in Buffalo, of complications from kidney failure. Mary was born June 7, 1916, to Marion and Josephine Yoast at the family ranch in Hayden. She attended country school. On ...